Lexical Structures in Portuguese

Code:

CL006

Acronym:

ELP

Instance: 2022/2023 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Portuguese and Romance Studies
Course/CS Responsible:	Bachelor in Language Sciences

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
CL	1	CL - Study Plan	2	-	6	-
EP	7	EP - Study Plan	3	-	6	-

Teaching language

Suitable for English-speaking students

Objectives

1. Understand the concept of lexicon and types of lexical units. 2. Relate the lexicon with the different grammatical areas and the dictionary. 3. Characterise several processes of lexicon structure and composition. 4. Understand the different dimensions of the meaning of lexical structures and their organisation. 5. Describe the semantic relations of lexical structures. 6. Analyse the argument structure of the syntactic categories verb, noun and adjective. 7. Apply the theoretical principles analysis of linguistic material, through the use of accurate analysis instruments.

Learning outcomes and competences

Skills and competencies to be developed by the students: 1. distinguish different conceptions of lexicon; 2.classify different types of lexical units; 3. relate the lexicon with different areas of grammar and the dictionary; 4. characterize the processes of structuring and composition of the lexicon; 5. describe different types of semantic relations; 6. Analyse the argument structure of the syntactic categories verb, noun and adjective; 7. apply theoretical concepts to specific linguistic material in different contexts; 8. use appropriately and rigorously various research tools and analysis techniques; 9. present, orally and in writing, a topic of the established program with scientific quality and discursive appropriateness.

Working method

Presencial

Program

1. Various conceptions of lexicon
2. The mental lexicon
3. Types of lexical units
3.1. Word, lexeme, word form
3.2. Types of words
3.3. Lexical units higher than the word
4. Structure and composition of the lexicon
4.1. Word formation processes
4.2. Lexical innovation processes
5. Dimensions of the meaning and organization of the lexicon
5.1. Types of meaning
5.2. Lexical ambiguity
5.3. Homonymy, polysemy and vagueness
5.4. Semantic relations of lexical units
5.5. Lexical variation
5.6. Changes in the lexical meaning
6. Lexicon structuring models
6.1. Componential analysis
6.2. Theory of prototypes
6.3. Generative lexicon
6.4. Semantic ontologies
7. Argument structure of lexical categories
7.1. Verb
7.2. Noun
7.3. Adjective

Mandatory literature

Aitchinson, Jean; Words in the mind: An introduction to mental lexicon, Blackwell, 2003. ISBN: 978-0631232438
Baker, Mark C.; Lexical Categories: Verbs, nouns and adjectives, Cambridge University Press, 2003. ISBN: 978-0521806381
Barrio de la Rosa, F. ; Ejercicios de lexicología del español, Lincom, 2014
Bidermann, Maria Tereza C.; Teoria Lexical, Martins Fontes, 2001. ISBN: 85-336-1417-9
Cruse, Alan ; Meaning in Language. An Introduction to Semantics and Pragmatics, Oxford University Press, 2004. ISBN: 978-0199263066
Iriarte Sanromán, A. ; A Unidade Lexicográfica. Palavras, Colocações, Frasemas, Pragmatemas, Centro de Estudos Humanísticos: Universidade do Minho, 2001
Miguel, Elena de ; Panorama de la Lexicología, Ariel, 2009. ISBN: 9788434482791
Pustejovsky, James ; The Generative Lexicon , The MIT Press , 1995. ISBN: 978-0262661409
Rio-Torto, G., Rodrigues, A.S., Pereira, I., Pereira, R. & Ribeiro, S. ; Gramática Derivacional do Português, Almedina/Celga, 2013
Urs, Egli Pause, Peter E.; Schwarze, Christoph ; Lexical knowledge in the organization of language, John Benjamin’s Publishing Company, 1995. ISBN: 978-1556195686
Vilela, Mário; Estudos de Lexicologia do Português, Almedina, 1994. ISBN: 972-40-0767-7
Alina Villalva; João Paulo Silvestre; Introdução ao estudo do léxico - Descrição e análise do Português, Editora Vozes, 2014. ISBN: 978-85-326-4858-7
Paiva Raposo et al.; Gramática do Português, FCG, 2020. ISBN: 978-972-31-1628-1

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theory classes, theoretical-training classes and tutorials.

keywords

Humanities > language sciences > Linguistics > Lexicology

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Teste	80,00
Trabalho escrito	20,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	86,00
Frequência das aulas	56,00
Trabalho de investigação	20,00
Total:	162,00

Eligibility for exams

Attending 75% of classes, unless established otherwise by law.

Calculation formula of final grade

Weighted average of the assessment items as described above:
- Test: 80% (test 1= 40% + test 2=40%)
- Written work: 20%

In special cases the students only do final exam: 100%

Examinations or Special Assignments

In accordance with course regulations and other applicable rules.

Internship work/project

In accordance with the course regulations and other applicable rules.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

In accordance with course regulations and other applicable rules.

Classification improvement

The components that can be made-up or improved are the tests or examination.